1. Partiban Raja
220 Elm Street, Apartment 422, Clemson SC-29631
praja@g.clemson.edu www.linkedin.com/in/partibanraja/ 864-634-2845
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
Passed the FE exam (Environmental), applied for the EIT certificate May 2015
Clemson University, Clemson, SC August 2013-May 2015
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and Science GPA: 4.00/4.00
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai, India July 2009-June 2013
Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering Aggregate: 7.7/10.0
WORK EXPERIENCE
Teaching assistant for 2 graduate level lab and theory courses January 2015-May 2015
Clemson University
 Set up bench scale tests and assigned responsibilities to 15 students
 Defined the objective and supervised the laboratory session, tutored students, graded reports and homework
Mumbai Offshore Container Terminal Project May 2012-July 2012
Engineering Intern-Gammon India Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Processed bar bending schedules, quantity estimates of concrete, brickwork and plaster
 Supervised piling, laying of reinforcement bars and pouring concrete
 Reviewed the contract and the mix designs of concrete and prepared reports
WASTEWATER ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Biodegradability of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) precursors September 2013-January 2015
 Fed and maintained sequential batch reactors (SBRs) to assist a PhD student
 Tested COD and TSS to check reactor conditions
 Conducted biodegradability experiments on respirometer followed by NDMA extractions
 Achieved reduction in cost and maintenance time thus improving the system’s efficiency
Design of an industrial wastewater treatment facility for a munitions industry October 2014-December 2014
 Considered various treatment alternatives for explosives and other compounds in a team comprising of 5 members
 Prepared five treatment trains to achieve discharge limitations and made decisions to suggest the best alternative
 Recommended a treatment train based on its effectiveness, cost and safety
WATER ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
The effect of heating on disinfection by-products (DBPs) and genotoxicity January 2015-Present
 Conduct a thorough literature review to understand the effects of heating on the DBPs
 Examine the effects of temperature on the emerging DBPs and genotoxicity
The effect of pre-oxidation with ozone on DBP precursors May 2014-Present
 Pre-oxidize water samples with ozone at different doses and different pH
 Perform water characterization tests, taste and odor experiments and extraction of DBPs like THM, HAA, HAN, HNM and
NDMA after ozonation
 Collect data, analyze, summarize and prepare reports on the obtained findings
 Make recommendations for controlling bromate and NDMA after ozonation
SKILLS
Laboratory: Bench scale tests, GC-ECD, GC-MS/MS, IC, TOC analyzer, solid and liquid phase extraction, bioreactor, TSS, COD
Software: BioWIN, ASIM, AutoCAD, HEC-HMS, Visual MINTEQ, SAS, Microsoft Office, ETABS, Open Project
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AWARDS
 2nd prize - Student poster competition
25th South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC) March 2015
 American Water Works Association (AWWA) - Member November 2014-Present
 Technovanza, the National Techno-Management festival of VJTI
 Joint General Secretary - Planned the budget and the organization structure, delegated responsibilities, motivated the
team, made decisions and executed technical events round the year September 2011-August 2012
 General Manager, Infrastructure - Handled the inventory, obtained quotations for various services, planned and executed
administrative work before, during and after the festival September 2010-August 2011